Jean Perkins Foundation Combat Veteran Scholarship
The Jean Perkins Foundation has approved a grant in support of undergraduate students at
The University of Texas who are active duty or honorably discharged combat veterans.
Scholarships of up to $5,000 per year will be awarded for up to 50 undergraduate veterans
who have served in a Department of Defense designated combat zone.
Eligibility
- Must be enrolled in 12 or more hours in an undergraduate degree program.
- Must have served in a DoD designated combat zone in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
- Must be making satisfactory academic progress towards a degree.
- Preference may be given to veterans with greatest need.
How To Apply
- Applicants must complete and return the Documentation for Jean Perkins Foundation Combat Veteran Scholarship (PDF) form.
- Applicants must submit a legible copy of their DD Form 214 (Report of Separation).
- Documentation form with DD214 must be received in the Office
of Student Financial Services no later than February 1, 2012.
Mail completed form and DD214 to:
Attention: Jean Perkins Foundation Combat Veteran Scholarship Committee
Office of Student Financial Services, Scholarship Section
The University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Box 7758, UT Station
Austin, TX 78713-7758
Related Links
Documentation for Jean Perkins Foundation Combat Veteran Scholarship
National Archives: Veterans' Service Records: Records Requests
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Related Information
"The University of Texas at Austin is dedicated to providing
veterans, military personnel and their dependents with the
support needed to make the most of their educational experience.
The Veterans
Services at UT Austin web site provides general information
about university policies, academic and campus life, as well as
community resources for veterans, military personnel and their
dependents."
-From the Veterans Services at UT Austin web site.
-From the Veterans Services at UT Austin web site.